Irish Left Archive
@ila@leftarchive.ieDigital collection of political material from the Irish Left.
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#OnThisDay 3rd December 1988, The Irish Anti-Extradition Committee held a march and rally in opposition to the extradition of prisoners to Britain and coinciding with a government review of the Extradition Act.
Leaflets from the demonstration are available as part of the Snapshots of Political Action project: https://www.leftarchive.ie/demonstration/6150/
#Politics #History #Ireland #SnapshotsOfPoliticalAction #OTD
Political Material from: Anti-Extradition March & Rally, 3rd December 1988
Irish Left Archive
This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to… Shane MacGowan
https://cedarlounge.wordpress.com/2023/12/02/this-weekend-ill-mostly-be-listening-to-shane-macgowan/
This Weekend I’ll Mostly Be Listening to… Shane MacGowan
The Cedar Lounge Revolution
Published #OnThisDay 1st December 1976:
"Organise to defeat British imperialist aggression and plunder Organise to defeat the Irish monopoly capitalists north and south"
Red Patriot, Newsweekly of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Red Patriot, Vol. 5, No. 42-43 (1976) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Irish Left Archive
Irish Left Archive shared 4 months ago
@aonrud@mastodon.ieICYMI, the Irish Left Archive Podcast (@ILAPodcast) uses the Open Podcast Prefix (OP3) to make its anonymised data publicly visible (thanks to @Castopod making integration easy!).
OP3 is in the early stages, but they've added a nice visualisation: https://op3.dev/show/8e88bb97-6c47-518a-8260-1cbedbd4b095
Irish Left Archive Podcast · OP3: The Open Podcast Prefix Project
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A new episode of The Irish Left Archive Podcast is out: David Costelloe: Military History and The Troubles
You can follow the podcast @ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ie
Irish Left Archive shared 4 months ago
@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieDavid Costelloe: Military History and The Troubles
🎙️New episode!
We talk to Dave Costelloe about the military history of The Troubles.
Dave writes at neverfeltbetter.wordpress.com, where you'll find his extensive series of articles on Irish military history from the earliest records almost to the contemporary.Never Felt Better
Never Felt Better
New document:
"Boycott Israeli Apartheid"
A leaflet supporting Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) from the Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign, 2023.
Boycott Israeli Apartheid (2023) — Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Irish Left Archive
New document:
Working Class Action Newsletter, October 2002 on the second Nice Treaty referendum.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6752/
#IrishHistory #IrishPolitics #WorkingClassAction #Nice #Referendum
Working Class Action Newsletter, Oct. 02 (2002) — Working Class Action
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 24th November 1995:
A referendum was passed to remove the prohibition on divorce from the Irish constitution.
Referendum - Divorce Referendum, 1995
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 24th of November 1982, Nan Joyce became the first Traveller to stand in an Irish election.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/24/#event-5712
This article provides some of the history and background to the Committee for the Rights of Travellers and Nan Joyce's campaign: https://www.leftarchive.ie/article/5703/
#IrishTravellers #TravellersRights #Elections #OTD #IrishHistory
On This Day, 24th November
Irish Left Archive
New document:
"Nazis Out Of Football".
A leaflet from Anti-Fascist Action, 1995.
Nazis Out Of Football (1995) — Anti-Fascist Action
Irish Left Archive
Published #OnThisDay 7th November 1987:
"Vote No To National Plan Wage Agreement!"
Workers' and Unemployed News, from the Workers' and Unemployed Movement (associated with the Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)).
Workers' and Unemployed News, November 7th, 1987 (1987) — Workers and Unemployed Movement
Irish Left Archive
New document:
"Loughgall Martyrs"
An Phoblacht Republican News, Imeall 9, Uimhir 19, on the 1987 Loughgall ambush.
An Phoblacht Republican News (later just An Phoblacht) was the newspaper of Sinn Féin.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/document/6722/
#IrishPolitics #Loughgall #SinnFéin #AnPhoblacht #RepublicanNews
An Phoblacht Republican News, Iml. 9, Uimh. 19 (1987) — Sinn Féin
Irish Left Archive
#OnThisDay 2nd November 1986, Republican Sinn Féin were formed in a split over abstention from Leinster House.
https://www.leftarchive.ie/calendar/on-this-day/11/02/#event-5541
On This Day, 2nd November
Irish Left Archive
Irish Left Archive shared 5 months ago@ILAPodcast@podcast.leftarchive.ieA New Series and Project Update
🎙️ New Episode!
This is an introduction to our next series of interviews and a round up of the Irish Left Archive project.
New document:
Workers Solidarity, No. 104.
From the Workers Solidarity Movement, August 2008.
Workers Solidarity, No. 104 (2008) — Workers' Solidarity Movement
Irish Left Archive
Published #OnThisDay October 24th 1972:
The first issue of Rosc Catha, newspaper of Clann na hÉireann.
Clann na hÉireann was the support organisation of Sinn Féin (Official) in Britain.
Rosc Catha, Vol. 1, No. 1 (1972) — Clann na hÉireann
Irish Left Archive
New document:
Basis of Struggle For a Nationally Independent and Unified People’s Republic of Ireland.
Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist), 1976.
Basis of Struggle For a Nationally Independent and Unified People’s Republic of Ireland (1976) — Communist Party of Ireland (Marxist-Leninist)
Irish Left Archive